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I’ve kept diaries since I was 6 years old, and rereading them is one of my favorite pastimes. I love revisiting the person I used to be, reacquainting myself with my biggest concerns of the time, my greatest regrets, my closest friends, and – of course – my most intense crushes. It’s always reassuring to…read more

Dear Celene & Hugh, These words have been in the back of my mind for months now, so I’m sorry that it look me so long to finally get them out. I know that you will never read this letter in an official sense, but I feel in the deepest part of my heart that…read more

Growing up, my parents were the basis for everything I believed about relationships. They were married at 22, started having kids a few years later, and lived happily ever after, so naturally I put myself on the same timeline. I assumed, when I was a preteen, that I’d be married by 25 at the absolute…read more

So, you met an older man, and you’re rather compelled by his wit, charm, and success. Who can blame you? You may be taken aback at the idea of being with him; maybe the age gap is so large that you’re thinking those few years or significant ones may derail the relationship. After all, one…read more

It was only four months into our relationship, so it was a risk, but I felt I couldn’t contain it any longer. We’d gone out to dinner with my parents that night, and as I’d watched him chat warmly with them, offer to pay the bill, and smile happily at me every few minutes from…read more

I don’t use the title of “best friend” anymore. I’m not a commitment-phobe, but these two words do have an effect on me, especially after someone I’d formerly considered a best friend disappeared from my life without a word. I guess it’s called being “ghosted” in today’s society – the experience of being passively cut…read more

My husband and I didn’t mean to move in together as early as we did. When we started dating, I was living in Yonkers during the first year of my MFA program, and he was living in Harlem during his first year of law school, because that’s what happens when you adjust your Tinder location…read more

Nothing says “new, budding romance” like sitting directly across from a potential romantic partner who can’t stop talking about their ex, right? If you’ve ever been on a first date that went from bad to worse, it probably had nothing to do with the restaurant you chose to eat at and everything to do with…read more

Calvin met Jeanette while they were in college, and over the course of their eight-year relationship, the pair have overcome many obstacles. For roughly four years, they were in a long-distance relationship as they each pursued their dreams. However, the greatest challenge in their relationship occurred when Calvin was hit by a car in New…read more

Calvin met Jeanette while they were in college, and over the course of their eight-year relationship, the pair have overcome many obstacles. For roughly four years, they were in a long-distance relationship as they each pursued their dreams. However, the greatest challenge in their relationship occurred when Calvin was hit by a car in New…read more